This deal will either be hated or loved,depending on users internet habits and if people demand superfast internet...
I purchased one of these about 6 weeks ago (for a more expensive price from another seller!) and feel I can now post the deal as I have experience of the plan and overall very impressed. But the deal will only suit certain individuals based upon their web usage and the internet speeds they demand...
Basically you are free to browse the internet as much as you like, which means Facebook, Twitter, Internet Banking, EMail and general browsing in a web browser.
You then have 1GB for the likes of Streaming Music, YouTube and Video Chat.
When you are within your 1GB of data usage I am getting 3G data speeds of 10-16Mb/PS, depending on the signal strength.
If I exceed the 1GB of data I usually get a text, which according to the app on my tablet says I have used 1.5-1.75GB of data and the speed usually slows down to 1-2Mb/PS, the following day.
Then I am only supposed to be able to "Web browse", however YouTube and Streaming services continue to work, albeit with a little wait to start-up. So usually just turn down the video quality. But still works a treat and general websites load just as quick!
I used in total over 8GB of data (according to my app) and has worked a dream!
I am just a casual web browser when out and about, and only have my tablet with me when away from home for a day or two. It beats signing up to EE's current 4G plans where you only get 1GB of data for £10 a month!
***Users need to be aware this is a 3G Data Plan, and 4G data is NOT offered!***
Top comments
WaftyCranker
30 Aug 154#15
Seems to me this is just a normal T -Mobile sim that you can get for 0.99p on Ebay with a 6 month Internet Booster for £20 added on the day the sim is sent out but still a good deal for 6 months data. Handy if you have dual sim phone
Save £7 - Just buy a sim for 0.99p free delivery from here
Top up the sim with £20 then text 6MONTHWEB to 441
they weren't, only available in some non franchise EE stores if were an existing customer & you needed a replacement (though they did occasionally appear on e*bay)
socialmammal
11 Oct 16#62
I wonder how even after 5 years of EE being formed, T-Mobile SIMs are still being manufactured let alone sold.
djbeach73
11 Oct 16#61
this ended yesterday :-(
neilc
16 Dec 15#60
Hi, I realise this is an old thread and somewhat outdated but it might be perfect for our needs.
My father is on Virgin for his TV and home phone and fancies getting the internet to "look stuff up" - no streaming / downloading etc.
Virgin want £20 a month extra for the privilege which i think is ridiculous
We have bought him a tablet for Christmas.
If he gets one of these sims can someone suggest a suitable dongle or mifi to put it in please.
gilesrdavies
16 Dec 15#59
I posted this deal months ago, and didn't realise it was still active!
At the time of posting, I didn't realise you could simply get a T-Mobile PAYG SIM and just top up £20.
I thought you had to buy one of these specific Data deals.
This eBay deal never seems to expire!
live4less
15 Dec 15#58
you have top up £10 to get the minutes
banton1
13 Nov 15#56
giles, this deal you posted maybe a rip off. I walked in T-Mobile (before ee happened) and gave them £20, they gave me the sim for free and added the credit to it and I bought the booster, job done.
Wondering if it still can happen as I don't think there are T-Mobile stores anymore. There are I think some Orange shops but recently found trying to deal with an issue on an orange only phone, I was quickly banging my head up a brick wall.
I have just replied to another thread about this sim that has people currently saying the activation isn't working to get the booster running.
We need more info. Anyhow, the ebay deal is a rip off.. only a few quid, none the less
live4less to banton1
15 Dec 15#57
I bought a t mobile sim from amazon for 5p then toped up £20 sent a text message to 441 6MONTHWEB (capital, and no space ) working fine.
matlock67
20 Oct 15#55
Sim has gone dead, how do I get sim re enabled
matlock67
8 Oct 15#53
Topped up £20 and bought the 6 month internet pack, how do I get the free mins next month rang 146 but no option for bonus mins?
gilesrdavies to matlock67
8 Oct 15#54
What free mins?
matlock67
7 Oct 15#52
Spoke to soon, used about 150mb but now the sim will not show a data connection
matlock67
7 Oct 15#51
Got sim today, no credit applied and balance is 0 but data is working, can browse web, run speed test.net, used about 90mb. Anybody else had the same?
matlock67
4 Oct 15#50
Can this still be done?
superivanho
11 Sep 15#49
I topped up my sim and applied the 6 month internet yesterday. No text confirmation regarding the internet activation until this morning. Don't know why it takes so long to send a confirmation text.
Ellis456
10 Sep 15#48
No credit on it, stuck it in topped up £20 then text, got only message about topup, whats weired is I do have internet on the phone and its fast so maybe I do have the bolt on?, yet tmobile website says I dont.
lynchnigel
9 Sep 15#47
Cheaper to do the bolt on
Text 6monthweb to 441 for 20 1gb a month :smiley:
Ellis456
8 Sep 15#45
Got my 99p sim today, stuck it in phone, topped up online using tmobile website, got text saying I have topped up £20, text to 441 and it replys back have no credit, cant call either, im not very happy. Any advice?.
HereKittyKitty to Ellis456
9 Sep 15#46
Nightmare. Can't you call customer services? Did the 99p SIM have any credit preloaded?
matlock67
8 Sep 15#44
Does this booster allow data access abroad?
matlock67
8 Sep 15#43
Just ordered a nano sim from ebay for 0.99p
AdequateBehaviour
7 Sep 15#42
Would be an amazing sim to keep in an iPad or something just to use for browsing web pages.
HereKittyKitty
7 Sep 15#41
I might get it as a backup connection. 1-2mbps is blazing fast by Hull standards (max 3-4mbps in the early hours of the morning, never even seen a 4g connection here), so if it's unlimited at that speed, I'll be a happy bunny
HereKittyKitty
7 Sep 15#39
How can it tell between YouTube/streaming and regular browsing? Would a VPN get around it?
xeroc to HereKittyKitty
7 Sep 151#40
It could be Url filtering, though this is unlikely as they would have to maintain a list.
It could check the MIME type for suggestions of the file being video/audio. Again unlikely I would say.
They could block particular ports, but this would be ineffective for the most part as all unsecured web traffic will run over port 80.
A VPN would bypass all of those measures, yes.
Chances are they do none of the above. They probably just limit the speed of the connection. Although this doesn't 'stop' you streaming it impedes it to the point that it's not worthwhile / quality is very poor. A VPN will not help you there.
superivanho
7 Sep 15#38
might be useful with my dual sim phone and my current payg sim card.
bdrl
6 Sep 151#37
This sim is a great one. I used it 3 years back, when it was 1 year lengthy and around £25 on ebay with unlimited surfing and 500 mb data. I think this sim is from T-mobile euro-zone (perhaps German based) but not too sure. My sim was showing T-Mobile Germans website during registration. This sim worked well on usb dongle to connect on my laptop. Broadband speed is reasonable for browsing however streaming is a bit slow but still works.
Gavin01
6 Sep 15#36
so this if find to use in a tablet ? my EE contract sim won't work in mine...its the only sim that won't...
otonytonton
6 Sep 15#35
+1 And Me
twinkle eyes
6 Sep 15#34
yes me too
AzNDeals
6 Sep 15#33
Can you point me in the direction of this preloaded sim? Thanks :innocent:
Taz1529
6 Sep 15#32
How has data remained so expensive? The 200gb from EE for £10 has got me into heavy usage out of the house, and there isn't anything remotely comparable at that price. At all!
MRR_ltd
6 Sep 15#31
Nice lol, yeah that's a smart way to go about in doing it...
nublets2k
6 Sep 15#30
No, too hard.
bargainBooze
6 Sep 151#29
99p t-mobile sim with £5 preloaded,top up £15 booster is £20 total £15.99 (£5 is free)
nublets2k
6 Sep 15#24
Can this be tethered?
matty9815 to nublets2k
6 Sep 15#28
Can you read a thread?
trending1950
6 Sep 15#27
it's limited, amazing they're still getting away with this especially with broadband
an ok deal
MRR_ltd
6 Sep 15#26
Sorry I didn't look at the OP's deal. Bit surprised you're having to pay £3-4 just for the sim..
£16 what? Sorry you lost me there.. Isn't it £20 for the booster.
bargainBooze
6 Sep 15#25
comparing to OP's deal, and yes I am doing it my self which costs me £16 in total
What't the point in getting a preloaded one? And paying an additional £3-4 more. Can't you do it yourself?
ollie13239
6 Sep 15#21
share this with my laptop?
Hotmeal
6 Sep 15#20
Browsin' blud.
blaster
3 Sep 15#19
I bought my t mobile sim from ebay 99p and added £20 for the 6monthweb to 441 offer worked a treat in my phone as it as 2 sim slots, I had a gap of 3 months with no home internet ( thanks ee broadband) so I tethered one of these sims via mobile for all home use and worked ok.
MikeBeaver
31 Aug 15#17
Can you tether with these sims?
I am using mobile internet at work on my laptop and have managed to get through about 5 GB in just over a fortnight, need something that I can tether with and surf standard web pages.
StateofDrama to MikeBeaver
31 Aug 151#18
You can indeed yes - mine has been in a Mifi/dongle and I've gone along doing what I want with no nasty texts.
TBC15
31 Aug 15#16
could this be used in a MIFI ?
WaftyCranker
30 Aug 154#15
Seems to me this is just a normal T -Mobile sim that you can get for 0.99p on Ebay with a 6 month Internet Booster for £20 added on the day the sim is sent out but still a good deal for 6 months data. Handy if you have dual sim phone
Save £7 - Just buy a sim for 0.99p free delivery from here
Top up the sim with £20 then text 6MONTHWEB to 441
I've been using this sim on and off for nearly two years (the 200GB for two month ones fill the void), and it's a lifesaver. Useful if you just want to browse and lowering the quality on Youtube does the trick or using it as full speed before 4.00PM.
johnhiggins
30 Aug 15#13
Sorry, you're right. Getting myself confused while trying to multitask.
jamie501
30 Aug 15#12
Im sure they are only 3 month/6g ?
wildswan
30 Aug 15#11
these the ones curry's had for about £8 a few weeks ago?
wildswan
30 Aug 15#6
was contemplating the 3gb pre loaded o2 sim for £8. that's 4g too and valid for 30 days.
1gb on pay as you go is £10.
this looks a good deal but no experience of t mobile
johnhiggins to wildswan
30 Aug 15#10
Would you not be better with the EE 6GB SIMS that can be bought on Amazon? 4G, good for 6 months and only £14.99 delivered.
once the internet runs out on your current package you can top up £20 and then call to add a further 6 month at £20
ho5dow
30 Aug 15#4
isn't this £20 normal price for six month data and web, has t mobile increase their prices?
gilesrdavies to ho5dow
30 Aug 15#5
If you can point me in the direction of where you have seen that, it would be appreciated. As in process of trying buy a 2nd SIM for another tablet.
EE, have now discontinued the T-Mobile brand for new customers, if trying to buy direct from them and these SIM's now only seem available through third party sellers.
ohdearohdear
30 Aug 15#3
Wasn't this a poll? :smile: only kidding
ohdearohdear
30 Aug 15#1
I hate this deal.
gilesrdavies to ohdearohdear
30 Aug 15#2
Why is that?
For less than £5 a month, and no commitments to a contract or a worry of running out of data. I am super happy!
I am however not some business user, with high expectations requiring certain services.
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Opening post
I purchased one of these about 6 weeks ago (for a more expensive price from another seller!) and feel I can now post the deal as I have experience of the plan and overall very impressed. But the deal will only suit certain individuals based upon their web usage and the internet speeds they demand...
Basically you are free to browse the internet as much as you like, which means Facebook, Twitter, Internet Banking, EMail and general browsing in a web browser.
You then have 1GB for the likes of Streaming Music, YouTube and Video Chat.
When you are within your 1GB of data usage I am getting 3G data speeds of 10-16Mb/PS, depending on the signal strength.
If I exceed the 1GB of data I usually get a text, which according to the app on my tablet says I have used 1.5-1.75GB of data and the speed usually slows down to 1-2Mb/PS, the following day.
Then I am only supposed to be able to "Web browse", however YouTube and Streaming services continue to work, albeit with a little wait to start-up. So usually just turn down the video quality. But still works a treat and general websites load just as quick!
I used in total over 8GB of data (according to my app) and has worked a dream!
I am just a casual web browser when out and about, and only have my tablet with me when away from home for a day or two. It beats signing up to EE's current 4G plans where you only get 1GB of data for £10 a month!
***Users need to be aware this is a 3G Data Plan, and 4G data is NOT offered!***
Top comments
Save £7 - Just buy a sim for 0.99p free delivery from here
Top up the sim with £20 then text 6MONTHWEB to 441
T-Mobile boosters here
Latest comments (63)
My father is on Virgin for his TV and home phone and fancies getting the internet to "look stuff up" - no streaming / downloading etc.
Virgin want £20 a month extra for the privilege which i think is ridiculous
We have bought him a tablet for Christmas.
If he gets one of these sims can someone suggest a suitable dongle or mifi to put it in please.
At the time of posting, I didn't realise you could simply get a T-Mobile PAYG SIM and just top up £20.
I thought you had to buy one of these specific Data deals.
This eBay deal never seems to expire!
Wondering if it still can happen as I don't think there are T-Mobile stores anymore. There are I think some Orange shops but recently found trying to deal with an issue on an orange only phone, I was quickly banging my head up a brick wall.
I have just replied to another thread about this sim that has people currently saying the activation isn't working to get the booster running.
We need more info. Anyhow, the ebay deal is a rip off.. only a few quid, none the less
Text 6monthweb to 441 for 20 1gb a month :smiley:
It could check the MIME type for suggestions of the file being video/audio. Again unlikely I would say.
They could block particular ports, but this would be ineffective for the most part as all unsecured web traffic will run over port 80.
A VPN would bypass all of those measures, yes.
Chances are they do none of the above. They probably just limit the speed of the connection. Although this doesn't 'stop' you streaming it impedes it to the point that it's not worthwhile / quality is very poor. A VPN will not help you there.
an ok deal
£16 what? Sorry you lost me there.. Isn't it £20 for the booster.
I am using mobile internet at work on my laptop and have managed to get through about 5 GB in just over a fortnight, need something that I can tether with and surf standard web pages.
Save £7 - Just buy a sim for 0.99p free delivery from here
Top up the sim with £20 then text 6MONTHWEB to 441
T-Mobile boosters here
1gb on pay as you go is £10.
this looks a good deal but no experience of t mobile
http://ee.co.uk/help/add-ons-benefits-and-plans/price-plans-and-costs/t-mobile-price-plans/t-mobile-boosters/t-mobile-pay-as-you-go-boosters
EE, have now discontinued the T-Mobile brand for new customers, if trying to buy direct from them and these SIM's now only seem available through third party sellers.
For less than £5 a month, and no commitments to a contract or a worry of running out of data. I am super happy!
I am however not some business user, with high expectations requiring certain services.